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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Jamestown Community College
  • Tompkins Cortland Community College

What stands out

Jamestown Community College has the lower average net price, Jamestown Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Tompkins Cortland Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Jamestown Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Jamestown Community College compared with Tompkins Cortland Community College
MetricJamestown Community CollegeJamestown, NYPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtTompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, NYPublic · 2-yearHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$9,850lowest$12,723
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$18,243$20,222
In-state tuition$6,840$6,970
Out-of-state tuition$6,840$12,855
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.37%highest26%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$10,990lowest$15,750
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$38,242$40,707highest
Campus
Undergraduates1,7391,469

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.